Judy McDermott (second from left) stands with Frankie Felix (from left), Alclare Trapp and Olivia Munoz. Felix and Munoz are teen participants in First Tee. Judy McDowell After more than 30 years of directing professional golf tournaments and rubbing shoulders with the world’s top players, Judy McDermott answers surprisingly when asked about the highlights of…
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan speaks to the media Tuesday morning at TPC Sawgrass. David Cannon, Getty Images PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA | The silence was striking Tuesday morning as PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan walked into the media center at the Players Championship for his first extended question-and-answer session since the Tour Championship last…
Brian Spurlock, Icon Sportswire via Getty Images At a time when some PGA Tour sponsors are unsure of their relationship with professional golf, Mastercard executives are unabashedly enthusiastic about the game and the players who are a part of it. The company’s association with the tour since 1995 and its role as its “official payment…
The Wanda Vest (left) and the KJ Dress are part of Zero Restriction Women’s collection. Zero Restriction Inspired by the cutting-edge technology of its men’s line – but designed “meticulously for her” – the Zero Restriction Women’s collection uses performance fabrics, sleek styling details and precise attention to fit and detail to offer authentic activewear…
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the October 9, 2023 edition of Global Golf Post. BARCELONA, SPAIN | In a lifetime of teeing it up, I have heard more than one person lament that it was not possible to be both a golfer and a sailor. Each sport was too time consuming, they invariably averred,…
The thing Netflix’s “Full Swing” series did so well in its first season is encapsulated again in a moment in Episode 7 of the second season, which debuts on the streaming service today. Zach Johnson, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, is calling the six players whom he has selected to join the automatic qualifiers heading…
Alexa Hammer and her four-ball partner, Gaby Coello, had big plans for Mondays. After Coello, 26, joined Hammer, 27, as a real estate agent at The Agency in Palm Beach, Florida, the two decided they’d get ready for golf season – specifically, the Women’s International Four-Ball – by ending long Mondays at the office with a…
Mary Bea Porter-King (pictured in 2014) promotes golf as a past LPGA champion to a new generation of players. USGA, Steven Gibbons For Mary Bea Porter-King, recovering from replacements to both knees simultaneously is just another remarkable story in her life in golf that weaves its way through the headline names of the game and…
There is a clear-cut path from the Florida Swing to the Masters, as clear as the fairway on Augusta National’s 13th. Courtesy Martin Miller, Augusta National Golf Club The road from PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where the newly rebranded Cognizant Classic will be played this week on that beast of a golf…
Styles this spring will include designs by (from left) A. Putnam, Adidas and Greyson. Want to be among the most stylish golfers on the course this season? For some useful tips, we consulted PGA professional Michelle Kempe, the national director of retail at Escalante Golf, which owns and operates 23 golf course properties across the…
